Combined sitz bath



Mall'ch 1930- a. WENISCIHNIGER 1,751,180

COMBINED S ITZ BATH Filed Nov. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 1930- J. WENISCHNIGER COMBINED. SITZ BATH Filed Nov. 20. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 18, 1930 QFFICE J'OHANN WENISCHNIGER, OF GRAZ-EGGENBERG, AUSTRIA COMBINED SITZ BATH Application filed November 20,1928, Serial No. 320,562, and in Austria November 26, 1927.

small space only and is not heavier than a sitz-bath. Essentially these advantages are attained in that the bath consists of a sitzbath which is connected with a water-supply device, arranged outside the bath and provided with operating members disposed outside the bath in such a manner, that they can be handled by the bather; adjustable supply members being connected with the water supply device for leading the water by way of a rose or the like back into the bath or into the sink. According to the present invention the bath is further provided with a' back adapted to be turned down and to be adjusted and fixed in a vertical or inclined position to act as back-rest and in a horizontal position in'order to be used as seat.

In view of this construction the bath can be used as a comfortable sitz-bath with a simultaneous spraying of the upper part of the body and a heated back, as foot-bath and standing as shower-bath. After use the water is discharged from the bath by means of a pump and the entire device can be collapsed and stored in a small case. 7

One mode of carrying out the present invention is illustrated by way of example on the accompanying sheets of drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the bathing device in use as sitz-bath', while Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate different modes of using the bathing device.

Fig. 4 shows the device in the collapsed or folded condition, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the connection between the back-rest and the bath.

In the drawings, 1 designates the bath, 2 a wooden rest, 3 a foot-rest, 4 a pump, 5 a back-rest, 6 a rose, 7 the supply tube and 8 hand levers, preferably arranged at the longitudinal walls of the bath.

The bath 1 is suited to a man of medium height (5 feet 9 inches). The bath can be adapted to men of larger or smaller height 'by adjusting the length 9 of the foot rest.

if desired it can be manufactured in various sizes.

The shapeis such that a person can comfortably sit in the bath and does not dis-' place the entire water, so that suficient room is left for a sufficient water-surplus. This condition is particularly satisfied by a suitable width of the bath.

When entering the bath one side or both sides of the latter can be used as support with out the danger that the bath moves or is upset.

The sheet metal floor of the bath 1 rests on a wooden rest 2, the broad side 10 of which rests on the floor of the room." Thus it is 5 v attained that, firstly the floor of the bath and the bath itself cannot be damaged if even a very heavy person stands up in the same, secondly the bath cannot be damaged from outside if it is placed on a sandy or uneven ground (for instance in summer when taking a sun-bath in the garden) and thirdly the edge of the bath cannot damage for instance the linoleum in kitchens.

During the bathing, either by operating one of the hand-levers 8 or the foot-rest 3, water can be pumped through the tube 7 and the same may be passed over the upper part of the body, whereby the sitz-bath :approaches a full bath.

On its, wayrfrom the pump to the rose, the water passes through the hollow back-rest 5, the latter being heated thereby to the temperature of the water, so that the back of the bather does not lean against a cold sheet metal. I

By lateral protecting walls 11 and an extension 12 the back 5 is of such a shape, that the water running down the back of the bather orthe back-restcannot run over the edge of the-bath'or the edges of the back-rest onto the floor but the whole water is returned into the bath. 1 r 7 If the sitz-bath according to Fig. 1 is ready, the upper edge of the back-rest is slightly moved forward, whereby the two hooks lb of the bar 28 (Fig. 5) are disengaged. Now if the back-rest is released, the bolts 14 of the extensions 15 of the back-rest slide in guide-V slots 16 and thereby the back-rest moved zontal position for 90 Y extend beyond the-bath.

down automatically and, owing to the provision of supporting bars 17 l8 and the hinge 19, forms a firm seat (Fig. 2). Now for instance while sitting on the warm seat the body can be dried with a towel or the like, while the feet are still in water.

By the use of a tube-holder 21 the water can beallowed to run down the back or a shower-bath can be taken without the help I of another person (Fig. WVhen taking of 26", and a widthof 16 measured at the inside of the box,sothat it can be readily stored in any room (Fig. 4). In this casethe back-rest is turned out of the horidegrees and does not In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the

edge of the bath consists of a singlelength.

of angle-iron 24: with semi-tubular frames 25 between which the end of the sheet-metal 26 is disposed. ,The frames are secured by rivets 27. At the riveting places the semi-tubular frames are filled with material in order to provide a safe hold for the rivets.

The pump .4 is constructed in such a manner, that its manufacture is simplified withoutimpairing its durability and operation,

this being accomplished by the use of a piston -with rubber ring.

' In order to manufacture the bath according to the present invention on a large scale and at low costs, the bath, pump and frame are manufactured separatelyand can be easily fitted up and again taken to pieces.

I The bathingdevice accordingtothe present invention is a high class substitute for acomplete bathing device and is well suited for difierent water-cures, without the 'bather requiring the help of anotherperso n. There'- fore the same is particularly well suited for the treatment of invalids at home and as bath for children.

What I claim is r i v 1. Collapsible portable bathing device comprising in combination a sitz-bath, a hollow back-rest movably secured to the latter so as to be adjusted and fixed in any desired position, a water supply device arranged outside the sitz-bath, means connecting the water supply device to the sitz-bath, means for operating the former arrangedoutside the sitzbath, an adjustable water conduit passing from the-water supply device to the hollow back-rest, a tube leading away from the latter, and a rose secured to the end of the said tube.

2. A collapsible portable bath apparatus consisting of a tub arranged for a seated bather, a back rest on said tub, shower attachment over said tub, a pump and lever operating means for the pump attached to the outside of said tub, said lever operating means comprising at least one hand'lever operable by a person sitting in said tub, and a footrest outside of saidtub, foot rest having means to attach the same to said levers to form operable connections therewith and capable of operating said pump.

3. A bathing apparatus asin claim2-wherein a second hose'connects the other end of said back rest to said shower attachment, whereby said hollow back rest serves as a conduit f0} water from said pump.

5. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said back rest has means allowing it to be adjusted to a horizontal position as well as to a slanting position, and wherein the end of said back rest adjacent the'top. of said tub'overlaps said tub when said back rest is in a slanting or horizontal position, so that water on said back rest tends to flow into said tub.

6. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said back rest has a raised portion along the side and top thereof to prevent water from flowing ina direction other than towards said tu i In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHANN WENISCHNIGER. 

